17.—(1) The Mid Wales Corporate Joint Committee Regulations 2021(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 16 of the Schedule—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1)(c), after “internal control” insert “, performance management”;
(b)after sub-paragraph (1)(d) insert—
“(da)review and assess the Mid Wales CJC’s ability to handle complaints effectively;
(db)make reports and recommendations in relation to the ability of the Mid Wales CJC to handle complaints effectively;”;
(c)after sub-paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) See Chapter 1 of Part 6 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (performance and governance of principal councils), as applied by section 115A of and Schedule 10A to that Act, for further functions of the governance and audit sub-committee.”;
(d)in sub-paragraph (2)(a), for “at least one member of the sub-committee is a person who is not a member” substitute “one third of the members of the sub-committee are not also members”;
(e)in sub-paragraph (2)(b) for “at least two thirds of the membership is constituted of” substitute “two thirds of the members of the sub-committee are also”;
(f)omit sub-paragraph (2)(c)(iv) and the “or” that precedes it;
(g)after sub-paragraph (2) insert—
“(2A) If a person described in sub-paragraph (2)(b) (“P”) ceases to be a member of a constituent council, P also ceases to be a member of the governance and audit sub-committee.”
18.—(1) The South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee Regulations 2021(2) are amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 16 of the Schedule—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1)(c), after “internal control” insert “, performance management”;
(b)after sub-paragraph (1)(d) insert—
“(da)review and assess the South East Wales CJC’s ability to handle complaints effectively;
(db)make reports and recommendations in relation to the ability of the South East Wales CJC to handle complaints effectively;”;
(c)after sub-paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) See Chapter 1 of Part 6 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (performance and governance of principal councils) as applied by section 115A of and Schedule 10A to that Act, for further functions of the governance and audit sub-committee.”;
(d)in sub-paragraph (2)(a), for “at least one member of the sub-committee is a person who is not a member” substitute “one third of the members of the sub-committee are not also members”;
(e)in sub-paragraph (2)(b) for “at least two thirds of the membership is constituted of” substitute “two thirds of the members of the sub-committee are also”;
(f)omit sub-paragraph (2)(c)(iv) and the “or” that precedes it;
(g)after sub-paragraph (2) insert—
“(2A) If a person described in sub-paragraph (2)(b) (“P”) ceases to be a member of a constituent council, P also ceases to be a member of the governance and audit sub-committee.”
19.—(1) The North Wales Corporate Joint Committee Regulations 2021(3) are amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 16 of the Schedule—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1)(c), after “internal control” insert “, performance management”;
(b)after sub-paragraph (1)(d) insert—
“(da)review and assess the North Wales CJC’s ability to handle complaints effectively;
(db)make reports and recommendations in relation to the ability of the North Wales CJC to handle complaints effectively;”;
(c)after sub-paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) See Chapter 1 of Part 6 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (performance and governance of principal councils) as applied by section 115A of and Schedule 10A to that Act, for further functions of the governance and audit sub-committee.”;
(d)in sub-paragraph (2)(a), for “at least one member of the sub-committee is a person who is not a member” substitute “one third of the members of the sub-committee are not also members”;
(e)in sub-paragraph (2)(b) for “at least two thirds of the membership is constituted of” substitute “two thirds of the members of the sub-committee are also”;
(f)omit sub-paragraph (2)(c)(iv) and the “or” that precedes it;
(g)after sub-paragraph (2) insert—
“(2A) If a person described in sub-paragraph (2)(b) (“P”) ceases to be a member of a constituent council, P also ceases to be a member of the governance and audit sub-committee.”
20.—(1) The South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee Regulations 2021(4) are amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 16 of the Schedule—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1)(c), after “internal control” insert “, performance management”;
(b)after sub-paragraph (1)(d) insert—
“(da)review and assess the South West Wales CJC’s ability to handle complaints effectively;
(db)make reports and recommendations in relation to the ability of the South West Wales CJC to handle complaints effectively;”;
(c)after sub-paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) See Chapter 1 of Part 6 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (performance and governance of principal councils), as applied by section 115A of and Schedule 10A to that Act, for further functions of the governance and audit sub-committee.”;
(d)in sub-paragraph (2)(a), for “at least one member of the sub-committee is a person who is not a member” substitute “one third of the members of the sub-committee are not also members”;
(e)in sub-paragraph (2)(b) for “at least two thirds of the membership is constituted of” substitute “two thirds of the members of the sub-committee are also”;
(f)omit sub-paragraph (2)(c)(iv) and the “or” that precedes it;
(g)after sub-paragraph (2) insert—
“(2A) If a person described in sub-paragraph (2)(b) (“P”) ceases to be a member of a constituent council, P also ceases to be a member of the governance and audit sub-committee.”
21.—(1) The Local Government Act 2003(5) is amended as follows.
(2) In section 101(7A) (staff transfer matters: general) after paragraph (ac) insert—
“(ad)a corporate joint committee established by regulations made under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021;”
(3) In section 102, for subsection (7B) (staff transfer matters: pensions) substitute—
“(7B) In this section, in relation to Wales, “local authority” means—
(a)a county council, county borough council or community council in Wales;
(b)a corporate joint committee established by regulations made under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021.”
22. In section 54 of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (restriction on disclosure of information)—
(a)in subsection (1)—
(i)in paragraph (aa), after “Chapter 1” insert “or 1A”;
(ii)in paragraph (b), after “Chapter 1” insert “or 1A”;
(b)in subsection (2)(b), after “Chapter 1” insert “or 1A”.
23. In paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015(6) (reports by public bodies of progress in meeting well-being objectives), after sub-paragraph (2A) insert—
“(2B) In respect of any financial year, a corporate joint committee may publish its report under this paragraph and its report under section 91(1) of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (as applied to corporate joint committees by section 115A of and Schedule 10A to that Act) in the same document.”
24. In section 174(5) of the 2021 Act (regulations under the 2021 Act)—
(a)after paragraph (m) insert—
“(ma)section 94 as applied to corporate joint committees by section 115A and Schedule 10A;”;
(b)after paragraph (n) insert—
“(na)section 107(3) as applied to corporate joint committees by section 115A and Schedule 10A;”;
(c)after paragraph (o) insert—
“(oa)section 110(1) or (2) as applied to corporate joint committees by section 115A and Schedule 10A;”.